during a hearing in the u.s. senate today, army general john abizaid, chief of u. s. central command, said al Qaeda is not a monolith like IBM. rather, it is a franchise operation like mcdonald's. um, okay dude.
eva pointed out that he's probably just trying to use mcdonald's in a positive light, since it's the most well-known franchise organization.
um, okay. still kinda an odd thing to say.